| Peltophorum dubium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Peltophorum |
| Species: | P. dubium
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| Binomial name | |
| Peltophorum dubium | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Peltophorum dubium is a tree in the family Fabaceae and subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This species is known as the Ibirá-pitá in Argentina and Paraguay,[citation needed] árbol de Artigas in Uruguay,[citation needed] and Cambuí [2] in Brazil. It is a large tree, growing around 20–25 meters, with a more or less straight trunk.
- Foliage: bright green, and deciduous
- Leaves: compound, bipinnate, large. Numerous leaves with a central nervous system.
- Flowers: from 2 cm in diameter, arranged in bundles that end in spikes. The bright visible flowers are in corollas. They flower in the summer and at the beginning of autumn.
- Fruits: indehiscent{?} legume, flat, leathery, and brown.
- Seeds: cylindrical with hard nuts.
